Formed in the wine-making town of Stellenbosch, South Africa, the Nude Girls burst onto the indie music scene in the mid-90’s championing an eclectic, energetic (and some have said), a gloriously naive approach to rock music that instantly struck a chord with the university crowd around their hometown. People were soon packing themselves into small taverna-like bars to catch the Nudies’ over-the-top performances...

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During the subsequent few years spent 'roughing it' on SA's live music circuit, the band not only secured their place as the hottest rock ticket around, they also continued to develop their uniquely African take on rock n' roll...

Whilst the music that the Nude Girls create certainly gravitates towards the balls-to-the-wall ‘school of rock’, coming from such a culturally diverse country, it’s inevitable that the many micro-niches of the South African musical soundscape have crept onto the band's collective palate since their inception.

Standing seamlessly, shoulder to shoulder in the Nudies’ music, one can hear excitable snatches of punk, reggae, scat, metal (and not “hair-metal”, REAL METAL), funk, jazz and psychedelica. All played with some real African-esque punch.

Although, traditionally, scatting ‘whities’ are greeted by critics about as warmly a swift kick in the nuts – in this instance vocalist Arno Carstens’s fizzing calamity of rapid pidgin-English and an array of surreal vocal effects make for a enthralling sight live, and exhilarating listening on record.

“…this band do not bore, due mostly to Carstens’s multi-layered voice. Live they are louder still” – Rolling Stone

Making unabashed use of vintage keyboard effects and liberally blasting out funked-up trumpet hooks (both courtesy of multi-instrumentalist Adriaan Brand) has imbued the bands sound with some real, unmistakable character – which means whether they’re playing faux reggae-dub or thrashing out an all-out rocker, it’s always unmistakeably the Nude Girls.

The backbone of any great band is a solid rhythm section, and drummer Francious Kruger and bassist Arno Blumer kindly oblige. Their in-the-pocket grooves have kept the Nudies bringing down the house wherever they play since the band first confused punters by simply not being the expected procession of scantily clad strippers!

Finally, serving as the Nudies’ sonic anchor is SA’s own guitar hero Theo Crous. His killer hooks and ‘like daggers’ sound have ensured that the band have continually enticed, yet defied the custodial gate-keepers of radio playlists…

PEACE BREAKER - UK SPECIAL EDITION

This is the second Nude Girls record to receive an extensive release in the UK. It also happens to be the first new material the band have committed to tape since their recent reformation.

The Nudies' time apart has ostensibly afforded them the opportunity to develop as individual artists and as song writers. The resultant body of work speaks of a band whose members now have an array of unique experiences to draw upon in their contributions to this new sound.

Whilst the abandon that has always characterised the Nude Girls' canon is still firmly in the forefront (check out 'Does It Look Like A Tango?' & 'Looking For Master'), there's now an asserted ability to produce some perfectly formed rock gems. Cut-fat, to-the-point, instant classics, such as 'Illuminate' and 'Fallen' are evidence of this. Certainly, there's a new pop-sensibility that can rival anything The Killers or Maximo Park (etc.) can produce.

Crowd-pleasers and radio-friendly tracks are all very well, but big, bold, dirty rock n' roll has always been an integral part of this band's DNA. Risky tracks such as 'Gang Gang' and 'Looking For Master' lay it down hard, and the message is made clear... this band is 'totally committed' (in-joke) to ensnaring some new fans, but they're equally in it for themselves.

The UK special edition of Peace Breaker will contain 2 extra bonus tracks (brand new song 'Decadence' as well as an updated version of their perrennial hit 'Bubblegum On My Boots', here renamed 'Bubblegum On My Boots Today' to avoid confusion with the original version). Those who've seen the South African version of Peace Breaker will also note that this version features all-new artwork, too.

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